cheshirekatt.....what you wrote reminded me of what I saw on animal cops detroit recently.......they brought in a bunch of fighters, and this one old scarred one with no ears had to be put down, the lady vet hugged him and said to watch while he gave her a kiss, even after all the bad things humans had put him through he still had some love in him......she cried while injecting him, but it was the right thing to do.......I commend you and tonya for having the guts to handle these things that others just ignore......tom